The 5th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 5 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America.

Around the world

Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 5° south passes through: ! scope="col" width="125" | Co-ordinates ! scope="col" | Country, territory or sea ! scope="col" | Notes ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇨🇬 ! scope="row" | 🇦🇴 ! scope="row" | 🇨🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Lake Tanganyika ! scope="row" | 🇹🇿 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇹🇿 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Indian Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Java Sea ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Banda Sea ! scope="row" | 🇮🇩 ! scope="row" | 🇵🇬 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇵🇬 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Pacific Ocean ! scope="row" | 🇵🇪 ! scope="row" | 🇪🇨 ! scope="row" | 🇵🇪 ! scope="row" | 🇧🇷 ! scope="row" style="background:#b0e0e6;" | Atlantic Ocean